Orlando Magic vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 11/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (8-10) are hosting the Orlando Magic (12-7) at Barclays Center on Friday.

The Magic took the court against the Hornets and took home the win by a score of 95-84 in their last contest. Orlando walked away from the contest having earned a 39.4% field goal percentage (37 of 94) and converted 12 of their 46 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Magic made 9 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 52.9%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 21 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 27 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 41.3% from the floor on 31 of 75 shooting. Charlotte doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Additionally, Charlotte snagged 52 boards (13 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Charlotte walked away from this one shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 19 tries. They converted 7 of 32 attempts from long range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Magic finished with 21 while the Hornets had 20 personal fouls.

Franz Wagner is someone who came through in the game. Wagner walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the floor and recorded 7 assists. He was on the court for 40 mins and also snagged 1 rebound. He accounted for 21 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Orlando enters this one with a record of 12-7 for the campaign. They are averaging 106.4 pts per game (27th in the league) while hitting 44.4% from the floor. The Magic are shooting 30.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (225 of 735) and 78.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 42.2 boards per game and has accounted for 464 assists for the season, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 16.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They surrender 36.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 1st in the league in PPG from their opponents (102.1). The Magic are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (699 of 1,549) and they concede 42.4 boards per game as a squad. They are 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 425 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Nets went home victorious with a score of 128-120 against the Warriors. The Nets were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Warriors were called for 21 fouls for the contest which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They were able to bury 26 of those for a percentage of 86.7%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Brooklyn made 20 out of their 45 tries (44.4%). When all was said and done, the Nets went 41 out of 83 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.4%. The Nets permitted the Warriors to knock down 45 of their 93 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.4% in the matchup. They shot 41.3% from 3-point land by going 19 of 46 and ended up shooting 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). When talking about rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Golden State to get 43 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Dennis Schroder was important for the Nets for this game. Schroder earned 31 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for the contest. He made 10 of 18 in this matchup giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 8-10 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nets are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which is 13th in the NBA. Brooklyn has accounted for 2,009 points so far this year (111.6 per contest) and they pull in 38.6 boards per game. They are getting an assist 26.3 times per contest (13th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. The Nets are committing 22.2 fouls per contest and they go 80.4% from the free throw line.

The Nets defensively are ranked 21st in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.2. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (26th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense allows 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (237 of 641) and opponents are making 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 26.8 dimes and 42.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 21st and 9th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brooklyn and under the total points

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